LHS Hall of Fame

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The Londonderry High School Hall of Fame Nomination process is now open.
The closing date for nominations is May 15, 2019.

The Londonderry High School Hall of Fame wishes to recognize outstanding individuals that have attended or have been involved with and made exceptional contributions to Londonderry High School community.

Please complete this form to the best of your ability. The committee cannot make accurate decisions if information is missing. All portions of the nomination form must be completed.

Please also note- It is not the committee’s responsibility to gather information referenced but not confirmed on this nomination form. The committee will make its decision based on solely on the information provided. The more information provided the more informed the committee is.

Once nominations are received, they will be brought forth to the Hall of Fame Committee. Each nomination will be discussed and appropriate references will be contacted. The process will take just over one month to complete. Recipients will receive notice of their acceptance into the Hall of Fame via phone call from the committee chairperson. Should a nominee not be selected in the current year submissions, the applicant/application will remain in the pool of candidates for future consideration.

The Londonderry High School Hall of Fame Committee would like to thank you for taking the time to nominate this person.

Once a Lancer, Always A Lancer

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Class of 2018Amy
DeCamp
Gosztyla Student
(1997)

Stephen
Tallo
Faculty

Matthew
Young
Student
(2003)

Ethan
Doherty
Student (2013)

KeriAnn
Lynch Unger
Student (2000)

Chuck
Zappala
Administration

Jim
Elefante
Administration

Scott
Fawcett
Student (1991)

Bob
Stuart
Community Member

John
Vaughn
Faculty

Amity
Ferraro
Small
Faculty

Heather
Tuden Lennon
Student / Coach

Congratulations to the 2017 Inductees

Jon McMahon-Class of 2007

Jon is a member of the class of 2007. He was a four-year member of the varsity baseball team at Londonderry High School. He is one of the best baseball players in the 39-year school history. He still holds the all-time record in hits, doubles, triples, as well as being in the top three in RBIs and runs scored. Jon was a three-year, first-team, all-state player and was the

starting shortstop on the 2004 NHIAA Division I State Championship Team. In addition to baseball, Jon also played basketball and soccer at LHS. Throughout Jon’s high school career he was honored with numerous awards including: 2005 Athlete of the Week for the Derry News, 2005 Offensive Player of the Year for baseball, 2005 Eagle Tribune All Star Team, 2005 2nd Team All State, 1st Team All State in both 2006 and 2007, and runner up for Gatorade Player of the Year in 2007. Upon graduation from Londonderry High School, he earned an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy where he continued his baseball career at the Division I program. Upon graduation from the Academy, Jon received his commission and served his country proudly.

Rebecca Parascandola-Class of 2010

Rebecca is a member of the class of 2010. Rebecca was a true scholar athlete at Londonderry High School, where in addition to her outstanding athletic career, she graduated in the top 10 in her class. She was a three-sport athlete at LHS, participating for four years on the field hockey team. During her junior year, she was a member of our NHIAA Division I State Championship team. She was also a team captain during her senior year. Rebecca was a four-year varsity athlete on both our indoor and outdoor track and field teams where she was also a four-year All State performer. She set the indoor state record in the 55 meter hurdles and a school record in the high jump. During the outdoor season, she set a school record in the 100 meter hurdles and the 2009 heptathlon where she was the state champion. Upon graduation from Londonderry High School, Rebecca matriculated at Cornell where she continued her career in track and field. She is currently attending medical school.

Nick DeFrancesco-Class of 2011

Nick is a member of the class of 2011. He was one of Londonderry High School’s most decorated musicians, earning multiple All State honors in both voice and instrument. Nick is one of the few musicians in New Hampshire to earn All State for all four years of high school in three different disciplines. He earned All State in Jazz Voice, Classical Voice, and Violin. While at LHS, Nick was a member of the Choir, Chamber Choir, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Concert Band, and String Orchestra. During his senior year, Nick did a senior project where he produced, directed, and performed in a music show that was held at the Derry Opera House. He donated the $2500 profit to the LHS Music Department to fund music lessons for LHS students that wanted to audition for NH All State. In addition to his LHS music career, Nick auditioned for and was accepted to perform and train with the New England Conservatory Prep Chorale and The Tanglewood Institute summer program. Upon graduation from LHS, Nick attended the Manhattan School of Music Conservatory in New York City where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in classical voice. While attending the conservator, he performed at many different venues throughout the city. Nick currently lives in New York City where he performed in several off Broadway productions and continues to audition for Broadway shows.

Ryan Griffin-Class of 2008

Ryan is a member of the class of 2008. Ryan grew up in Londonderry and decided to attend New Hampton Prep School after his 8th grade year. Even though he did not initially attend Londonderry High School, Ryan still was an active member of the summer Lancer Power Camp program. Prior to his senior year, Ryan transferred back to Londonderry High School where he competed in both football and basketball. Midway through his senior year, Ryan played well enough to be offered a full scholarship to play football at the University of Connecticut. Ryan never forgot his roots and maintained contact with our athletic training staff and still worked out in our facility when he was in the area. Ryan had a great deal of success as a tight end at UCONN where he played in two Post Season bowl games. At UCONN, Ryan finished his career as one of the most decorated tight ends in the school’s history. During his junior year, he was named for the watch list of the John Mackey Award as a top tight end in college football. Upon graduation from UCONN, Ryan was drafted in the 6th round of the National Football League draft by the Houston Texans. He has maintained a relationship with Londonderry High School and always stops by to speak with and workout with our student athletes. Ryan has also been generous in donating NFL gear to be used for post season awards for strong performers in our Lancer Power program.

Nathan Greenberg-Retired Superintendent of Schools

Nate Greenberg retired on June 30, 2017 after 17 years as the Superintendent of Schools of the Londonderry School District. All total, Mr. Greenberg served as a Superintendent for 30 of his 48-year career in education. During his tenure as Superintendent in Londonderry, he received numerous awards which encompassed his total support for all of the different facets of the Londonderry School District including: New Hampshire Superintendent of the Year, Administrator of the Year from the New Hampshire Music Educators Association, New Hampshire Educational Media Association School Administrator of the Year, National School

Library Journal Administrator of the Year, and AASL Distinguished School Administrators Award. Nate has stated that, “These awards are a reflection of the teamwork, dedication, focus and expertise of the School Board, Administrators, faculty and staff of the Londonderry School District; partnering with the parents and the community and most importantly our truly outstanding students.” This collaboration has resulted in numerous initiatives and

accomplishments that have added value to the Londonderry School District, including but not limited to: major construction and renovation projects, expansion of in-house special educational programs and services, an innovative Adult Education program, expanded co-curricular and extra-curricular programs, dual credit courses, expansion of AP offerings, approval and implementation of the SAT as the official state assessment, enhanced integration of technology, a zero dropout rate, and an over 90% college acceptance rate.

William O’Connor-Community member

Bill O’Connor is a legendary long-time Destination Imagination team coach/manager, having managed multiple teams for over 20 years. Starting in elementary school, Bill worked with each team through middle school and high school. He began as a coach for teams that his four children participated on, but since 2010, he has served as a coach for a team of elementary students who had lost their coach midseason. Bill stepped in and has been with them ever since. The students on that team are now students at Londonderry High School. The team recently won 2nd place at the New Hampshire State Finals and competed at the Global

Finals this past May. Bill’s teams have competed at the global level each year for the past 15 years. One of his teams, the DI Dudes, competed at the DI Global Finals for nine consecutive years, finishing in the top five multiple times. During their senior year at LHS, this group of young men finished 2nd at the Global Finals, competing against 50 teams from around the world. All five of these former students are now successful in their chosen careers and attribute much of that to their years of working with and learning from Bill O’Connor and the

Destination Imagination program. Some of the skills learned while competing in DI are working as a team member, using creativity to solve problems, and learning to present material in front of a diverse audience.

Mary DeWinkeleer-Faculty

Mary DeWinkeleer started her teaching career at Londonderry High School in the fall of 2004. She has taught College Prep English for 11th graders and she has taught both Journalism courses. Her biggest impact at LHS outside of the classroom has been as the advisor of the award winning school newspaper, The Lancer Spirit. This publication has evolved into a color magazine and an online website, which is one of the go-to sites for all news, sports, arts, opinion, and items related to Londonderry High School. Under Mary’s leadership, The Lancer Spirit has become one of the top school newspapers in New England. The publication has earned numerous awards including the Scholastic Publication Award each year since 2010. The paper has earned over 100 other awards as a whole and to individual staff members for writing, editing, and designing from the following organizations: Columbia Scholastic Press Association, National Scholastic Press Association, and New England Scholastic Press Association. In addition to the great work that Mary does with the Lancer Spirit, she was selected to speak at the 2014 Baccalaureate and was selected by the senior class to speak at the Scholarship/Academic Awards ceremony. Mary was selected as the 2013 Dollars for Scholars Teacher of the Year, earned the Franklin Pierce University Fitzwater Center for Communications Award in 2011, and earned the Nackey Loeb School First Amendment Award in 2008.

Jason Parent-Principal

Jason Parent began his career at Londonderry High School as an Assistant Principal in the fall of 2003, and made an immediate impact on the students and staff at LHS by starting the Adult Education program, the GED Testing Center, Lift and World Studies programs, and revamped the Summer School program. In the Fall of 2008, he became the third and youngest Principal in the 39-year history of Londonderry High School as well as the youngest Principal in the state of New Hampshire. He is currently the second longest tenured Principal in the school’s history, beginning his tenth year in that capacity. Jason has had many accomplishments in his time at LHS. He was named New Hampshire Assistant Principal of the Year in 2007; LHS was named New Hampshire High School of the Year in 2008. He led Londonderry High School through its most successful accreditation report and currently LHS is ranked among the top schools in New Hampshire. During his time as Principal, the Athletic Leadership Council was formed, the LHS Hall of Fame was resurrected, and LHS became a CPR and AED safe school. He helped lead the effort in College and Career Ready goals and pathways assisting in creating a comprehensive pathway for the student body. Currently Jason is leading a revision of the school’s academic competencies and assessments. He is active in supporting co-curricular activities at Londonderry High School where he has accompanied our award winning marching band for their trips to the Tournament of Roses Parade, The Citrus Bowl Parade, Presidential Inauguration Parade, and the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City. He has established the LHS Top 10 Dinner to celebrate the top Academic students along with their families in each graduating class, and created the LHS Student and Teacher of the Month recognition program. In addition to his great achievements at the high school, Jason is the President of the NHIAA where he works with many high school Principals across the state to share best practice in athletics and academics. He was an inaugural member of the Granite State Leadership Academy which is a cohort that identifies emerging leaders in New Hampshire who could one day advance to become system level leaders in education in the state. In his free time, he enjoys coaching youth baseball in Londonderry, where this past summer he has led two different age groups to State Championships.

Crystal Rich-Faculty

Crystal Rich started teaching at Londonderry High School in 2005 and has had a significant, positive impact on the students, staff, and school culture. As a teacher, Crystal teaches a variety of courses in the English Department including Public Speaking, American Literature, and College Prep English for juniors. As part of her Public Speaking course, which is a dual enrollment course with SNHU, students can earn college credit. She is also the Odysseyware Online Platform Administrator which is the Londonderry School District’s online educational services through the Alternative Education program. Crystal is very active as a coach and advisor for many different organizations at LHS. She started the Athletic Leadership Council and continues to be their advisor, is currently the PTSO Teacher Representative, and is the Penguin Plunge/Winni Dip advisor, which is a benefit for Special Olympics of New Hampshire. She was also on the Unified Snowball Committee for the inaugural winter ball for area school unified students that was hosted by Londonderry High School, is a member of the NHIAA Life of an Athlete Committee and presented at the NHIAA annual Leadership Conference. Crystal started the Little Acts of Kindness program here at LHS which secretly provides children in need with school supplies, holiday gifts, food and other necessities. She is an Autism advocate for her daughter, Grace, and all other children in the Londonderry community. She was Autism Speaks’ keynote speaker in 2014, has raised countless monies and continues to educate and spread awareness on Autism. Other things that Crystal has been involved in at LHS: she was the Varsity Assistant Softball Coach for eight years, Class Advisor for the class of 2009 and 2013, the Graduation Speaker for Adult Education in 2015, the National Honor Society Induction ceremony Speaker in 2015, and earned the Celebration of Teachers Award from Westfield State University in 2016.

Wayne MacDougall-retired Faculty/Current Coach

Wayne MacDougall worked industry for many years, but wanted to work with young people, so he left his first profession to teach and coach at Londonderry High School beginning in 1989. Wayne taught Mathematics at LHS until his retirement in 2011. During his time teaching at LHS, Wayne was active as a coach for multiple teams and sports. He coached the junior varsity girls’ basketball team, boys’ cross country team, girls’ varsity soccer team, junior varsity softball team, and finally where he has had the greatest impact as the head coach of the varsity softball team, which he has been coaching since 1994. Even though he retired from his teaching position, Wayne continues to coach our softball team at a high level, where just last season he led the team to the best regular season in school history and produced the New Hampshire Gatorade Player of the Year. As one of the longest tenured softball coaches in New Hampshire, Wayne is among the top 10 coaches all time in career wins. He has earned numerous Coach of the Year Awards and has had multiple teams appear in the NHIAA Division I State Championship game. Under Wayne’s leadership, the Londonderry softball program is recognized as one of the top programs in New Hampshire.

The LHS Hall of Fame was originally started by Mr. Edward Thibodeau in 1986. However, interest in this annual hall of fame ceremony faded upon his retirement. Current members of the LHS Hall of Fame, representing the years 1986-1996, are listed below.

Our mission is to revive the Londonderry High School Hall of Fame, and give those who did not have a chance to be inducted over the past twenty years, and those who may impact the community in the future, the opportunity to create a legacy and be thanked for their lasting impact on the community of Londonderry.

Selection Committee-Will Include: Advisor to the Athletic Leadership Council
Minimum of one Administrator from Londonderry High School
Minimum of one community member
Two current Londonderry High School students
Two Athletic Leadership Council Members
One Londonderry High School Alumni

Members will be chosen by:

​Application Process and form that will be submitted and then reviewed by the Athletic Leadership councilMembers are allowed to hold position year after year as long as they apply and are elected on an annual basisThe committee will have a self-elected Chairperson and Secretary and meet as often as they deem necessaryCommittee members will be notified via phone call by a Londonderry High School Administrator

Nomination and Acceptance into HOF-Students, community members and staff (past or present) may nominate students, community members and staff (past or present) through an application which will be presented to the Selection Committee by a designated deadline.Nominees must currently be out of high school for five years before they can be nominated

​Election into the Hall of Fame-

Made by the consensus of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee. There is no set limit on the number of candidates elected into the Hall of Fame.If an application is not selected, it will remain in the pool of possible candidates for future consideration.